Results for oil and gas exploration and production: 490

Inpex Holdings Inc <1605.T>, Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer, said it was on track to meet its full-year profit forecast of 177 billion yen ($1.74 billion) despite falling oil prices predicted fairly flat production growth next year...

* BoCom falls after posting flat quarterly profit * Nine Dragons tumbles on new share sale plan HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Oct 29 - Shares in Hong Kong and China eased on Thursday, as weak overseas markets...

SYDNEY, Oct 28 - The Papua New Guinea government has approved an environment impact statement for a liquefied natural gas project being led by ExxonMobil Corp <XOM.N>, the U.S. oil major said on Wednesday. "This...

* Q3 net profit at 5.26 bln baht vs 5.5 bln forecast * Revenue down 27 pct, expenditure up 20 pct * Earnings seen improving in Q4 as oil prices rise * Shares pare loss,...

* China, HK shares track weak overseas markets * HK developers fall after HKMA limits mortgages * China Life gains on rosy earnings outlook (Updates to midday) HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Oct 27 - Hong Kong shares...

* Hardy Oil says to abandon well in D9 block in KG basin * Reliance Ind shares slide 4 percent; Hardy plunges 35 percent * Reliance share fall an overreaction - analysts * Hardy Oil...

* China may have to settle for second-tier assets * Companies hampered by inexperience, protectionism * Canada's Opti and Nexen seen as potential targets * Chinese resort to joint ventures, Beijing loans HONG KONG, Oct...

Oct 23 - Chinese oil firms, tasked with securing energy supplies to fuel the world's fastest-growing major economy, are finding it tough to search for new oil reserves, especially in western countries that have been...

* China shares up, aided by launch of start-up market * HK stocks gain on abundant liquidity; finance plays lead * China Construction Bank advances ahead of earnings (Updates to midday) HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Oct 23...

* More deals seen as Asian economies grow * Squeezed Canadian balance sheets make for bid targets * State-owned firms can take long-term view CALGARY/TORONTO, Oct 22 - Canada's energy and mining sectors are riding...